New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-25
SCENES ON A MIDS UMMER SATURDAY
WALL STREET SILENT AND DESERTED.

Ex-coyGREssMAy PIgRCE's BArnTUB-A LONG,
HAIRED RELATIVE OF SECRETARY LAMAR
The departure OF hundreds Of foreign tourists by
ocean steamers, the rush of countless hundreds OF
hest-wcary people TO the country the march Oh the
18th Regiment as It of to the state Camp, ana
the turning loose Of small army of workmen In Fifth
ave- at Madison Square TO construct the electrical
subway, made some busy scenes In New-fork Tor
midsummer Saturday. which In the fashionable por-
lions Is generally at this as dull as Wall Street
after panic. BY the way, strolng through Wai-st'
on Saturday was like going to ones own funeral ana
supplying the mourners and pail as well as
the corpse. wall-st Is the deadest place In old
Gotham. There Is old "chestnut" about New
port cottagcr pointing the yachts In that harbor to
western guest, who was struck with the fact that
they all belonged to Wall brokers operators.
"Whcrc the yachts of the customers 7" he asked.
This year the brokers are In As bad plight as their
customers Not long ago l quoted bright young
gold expert and operator saying that no one
could make money OF gold mine stocks, except by
buying for solid working investment as the commits
sions Of brokers would beat him every time lie told
In the street yesterday that he had of letters
from angry brokers, the tenor Of which that they
thought they having hard enough time without
being given away" like that.
Drifting uptown, ran across ex-Congressman H. L
Pierce, Of Boston. He Mugwump leader In
1884. 1t Is one Of his pecu,iaFities that he pro-
nounces his name as II It "purse." Mr. Pierce
was going down to the steamer to sail for Europe.
His baggage consisted of big tin bahub and asteam-
chair. +" / used to laugh at the English tourists
and their bathtubs," he explained to me but after
weni the Continent OF Europe two three nmes
found that they knew how In travel comfortably,
That bathtub has seen 10000 miles Of travel"
On tie Fifth AvenIe Hotel porch the Stroller found
group of oilers casting curious gances at big man
who had just come out and was pacing up and down.
lie had hair that hung far down his shoulders and
a swarthy face, beatdless but for light mustache.
The Stroller inspected the hotel register a moment
later and found this entry
Colonel Lucus NJ. Lamar, U. S. MARSHAL, Ga.
IL Is given exactly IL appeared In the handwrft-
Ing OF secretary Lanlar's long haired dark skinned,
warm bl0oded relative.
The registering of titles is in this coun-
try With foreigners it Is the usual thing. One Of
mer hotel register few ago In this
b b. Barnes, Boston, B.B.B.B.. B.B.B.B., BIB.
Il B.B BIB
Excuse me, sir,' said the hotel clerk |" but we will
have a great many inquiries to what all those
initials stand for Would you mind explaining to me T.
Not at al, not at ALL the Boston mans re-
with b. You see, am b Il. Barnes, of Boston. Yes,
SIR, Baker Of Boston Baked Beans Baker Of Boston
Brown Bread, Brayer Of Buge in Boston Brass Band,
by Blank. Please let the snobs know that have
rived and am ready for ntroduciions"
Meeting Jacob Hess, Of the Subway Commission, I
asked him about the material Of which the subway
is being constructed "ThIs piece OF work in front of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel" said he. rs being laid OF
concrete formed OF Portland cement 10 Is beng put
down experimcntally. We may put asphalt In other
parts OF the city and Iron In Others"